Cedar Bedding For Guinea Pigs

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Cedar bedding for guinea pigs.

Product title kaytee cedar bedding 3200 cu in. 3 7 out of 5 stars 6 ratings based on 6 reviews. The cedar wood chips are kiln dried for better absorption and to remove harmful bacteria. Pets stay odor free warm and dry making it an ideal addition to your pet housing.

Cedar and pine became popular as pet bedding materials because they are good at controlling odor and have some natural insecticidal properties they kill or repel bugs like lice especially the cedar chips. However they can be highly irritating to your cavies respiratory system and can even cause an allergic reaction. The bedding is made up of 10 percent soft blue bedding recycled cardboard and 90 percent shaved soft wood hemlock fir spruce. 42 0 3 in 2 day delivery.

Unfortunately there are some common guinea pig bedding alternatives that can actually be harmful to your furry friend. Dust can cause serious respiratory problems and allergies for your guinea pig so sawdust should never be used as guinea pig bedding. Many people tend to use pine shaving as bedding but it is not the right choice for their cage. The liver can handle a small amount of toxins detoxification is part of its job.

Many new guinea pig owners purchase cedar and pine bedding because they are cheap and readily available. Contrary to popular belief natural is not always good. The bedding suppresses the scent of ammonia to greatly reduce any risk of odor. Corn cob bedding can contribute to impaction problems in males.

Cedar and pine bedding have that fresh natural forest smell to it. On orders 35 add to cart. Guinea pigs will sometimes eat this bedding which reportedly swells when wet. They also realize that wood shavings are good at masking guinea pig urine odor.

This guinea pig bedding is a trusted name in odor control pet products. The aspen bedding is entirely safe as it contains no odor or oil in it. Current price 8 42 8. It comes in three sizes 14l 30l 60l.

Xcorn cob bedding corn cob bedding has a tendency to mold does not control odors and is reportedly hard on a guinea pig s feet making it a poor bedding. Pine and cedar shavings. These softwood shavings also smell nice due to the volatile compounds e g. Unlike pine and cedar shaving we must use only aspen shaving in our guinea pigs cage.

Each bag is triple screened to remove irritating dust. Your guinea pig doesn t need to ingest the bedding to be in trouble. Aspen is actually the only hardwood that is non aromatic in nature. Pine and cedar shavings pine and cedar shavings smell nice and even help mask odors that are caused by a guinea pig s urine.